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ktvu fox two. >> a second round of powerful storms sweeps across the bay area tonight. heavy rain and intense wind battering the coastline this christmas eve. >> a live look at the radar. we have seen thunderstorms sweeping through our region. warnings and advisories are in place as communities cope with power outages that could extend into christmas day. >> make a reservation like every year they do, but it's going to be sad to tell them that we cannot serve them. >> storms are expected to continue hitting the bay area

through the overnight hours. good evening. on this christmas eve. i'm greg lee. >> and i'm jana katsuyama. we are already seeing impacts tonight. thousands of people are without power. and caltrans closed two boards of the caldecott tunnel due to a storm related electrical emergency. we want to give you a live look at parts of the bay area that are seeing the biggest impacts. tonight. we have cameras in the north bay and the south bay. on your left is the santa cruz mountains off highway 17, and on your right there is san rafael in the north bay. both areas have been seeing rain all night as well as winds. >> we have team coverage for you tonight tracking these severe storms. erin dickins along the san mateo county coast for us. but first, let's go to meteorologist rosemary oroczo with the latest on the storms we're seeing all across our region. rosemary. >> yes, greg. the heavy rain, the strong winds whipping the bay area once again. let's take a look at this live camera i have of santa cruz. and you can see the rain. you can see the wind really blowing those flags, as well as the palm trees and blowing sand out there as well. now the flood watch continues

until friday night, as well as advisories now for wind high wind warning until tomorrow morning, 10 a.m. for the coastline as well as the delta region and the wind advisory for the rest of the bay area, also going until 10 a.m. with wind gusts expected to reach 55 to 65mph. and as we turn it over to storm tracker two, we do see light to steady heavy rain from areas over the north bay, as well as the east bay and lighter rain pockets of it, at least in the south bay at this time, but the wind already creating some damage as well. as we take a look here over areas of the north bay and the healdsburg area, 907 this morning or this afternoon, this evening, chp reporting full tree blocking the roadways there as we take a shift to the east bay in emeryville. we've got lanes number one and two flooded there along 980. and to the south bay, where a tree is down in the right lane there, highway 17, in the scotts valley area. the winds are gusting quite strongly across the bay area right now. sfo

reporting a wind gust to 46. and we are looking at winds in our hills. 62 atlas peak. we may see these actually increase as we get into the overnight hours. a better look at what we can expect moving forward into christmas day. coming up in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you rosemary. pkg crews have been working tonight to restore power to areas mostly along the coast that have been impacted by the storms. ktvu erin dickens spoke with some people who lost power. he joins us live now from el granada near the half moon bay airport. and, erin, what are you hearing from people there and pge? >> jenna, first of all, we're hearing a lot of wind, and you can hear it right now. i've been covering this storm for three days, and this is definitely the most windy i have seen it. right now we are at a staging area for pge. the workers and the equipment are here. take a look at the trees. you can see them blowing. the workers are here on standby in case there is an emergency. and they tell me it is really too

windy right now to even go up on a bucket to check or repair those power lines high up. now, officials say tonight's storm is stronger than last night's. and last night they say there was 100 mile an hour wind gusts. >> wind is the biggest factor when it comes to storms. we see debris flying through the air that can hit our lines. >> tamar sarkissian says the main cause of the power outages is the wind. pge has set up a staging area in this parking lot. sarkisian says one of their biggest challenges are trees blocking the roads in remote areas. >> that can slow things down a bit. we do have vegetation management teams ready to roll and remove those trees, but those trees have to be removed before we can actually get in. >> and along the coast, pge will have their hands full.

>> it just happened like ten minutes ago. >> we were there when the power went out at mezzaluna restaurant. christmas eve is their busiest night of the year. >> with 320 reservations. and now the power is off. it's unbelievable. >> the line was out the door, customers waiting for their tables. i spoke to the ones sitting down. how are you guys coping with the power outage. >> right now? >> what outage is it in? okay. >> rich was with his family. he was taking it in strides. >> we'll let you know in a half hour if we get any food. >> from el granada to the beach in pacifica. some people love this weather. and that is the surfers. there were dozens of them out here until the sun went down. do you like the waves today? >> yeah, but it's bigger. >> enemy was visiting from japan. she was expecting a

sunny california. >> it's all cloudy. >> and this couple just got married. they were taking pictures in the rain. >> this is our winter weather. it's happening. which is why we got the flashlights ready. because we're ready to lose power. >> but even if the power goes out, they still plan to celebrate each other and have a party on christmas eve. >> get the flashlights out and get some candles and. yeah, yeah. >> keep it going. >> yeah. >> and that's exactly what they were doing back at the restaurant. >> look, this is my granddaughter. >> oh, hi. >> customers said they are weathering this storm by spending time with family on this special holiday. >> this is this is like my family here. this is my family. i'll be honest with you. i'm not kidding you. >> how are you going to get through tonight for yourself? >> oh, i don't know. we try to navigate it, you know, it's it's not much we can do about

it. you know, it's where the power is off. it's off. >> yeah. so, jenna, all those people that i spoke with keeping a positive attitude tonight, you know, the restaurant, the power goes out here. and again, pg and e in the staging area. we're actually right along the coastline. they are ready to go out if there's an emergency, but we haven't heard anything as of yet. erin dickins, ktvu, fox two news. >> erin, thanks so much for that report. certainly safety a big factor there. here is a look at the pge outage map. more than 19,000 customers are without power. and you can see how the coast is hardest hit at last check. santa clara county has more than 9500 customers without power. the north bay more than 6500 customers in the dark. pge is opening a community resource center for christmas day at the russian river senior center. some areas might not get power back until after christmas. the storms are causing concern about trees falling. last night during the

severe weather, a giant 100 foot redwood tree fell onto a house, injuring a young girl who was inside and crushing three cars parked nearby. the owners of this home along highway 116 in guerneville, say debris fell into their three year old daughter's bedroom. she was taken to the hospital with a minor injury. sonoma county fire officials say they're concerned with the saturated ground that more trees could fall in this wave of storms. residents say they're worried about the winds causing more power outages and damage. >> but they started getting really destructive out here. they i mean, if it hits your car or something, put a big dent in it. take your windshield out. i've had i've had these things come through my roof all the way through my sheetrock in my house. so when it gets windy is when we really worry about it. >> in parts of the north bay that remain without power. pg and e says they are working on repairs. the sonoma county fire captain says they've increased staffing during the storms to handle all of the calls for service. >> in the sierra. this is a look at i-80 eastbound at donner summit earlier this evening, when traffic slowed to a crawl. around seven chp says

multiple spinouts and vehicle collisions forced them to stop traffic in both directions on and off through the night. at one point, semi trucks were being turned around, chp says tow trucks worked to reach dozens of stranded motorists. southern california is also bearing the brunt of this storm and expecting another round of heavy rain tomorrow. top of mind is flooding and mud flowing along the roads. first responders say they're particularly concerned about areas recovering from wildfires, like in altadena, in some foothill areas near the eaton fire burn scar, crews work to clear mud that's been filling the roads. l.a. county officials have issued evacuation warnings alerting residents to be prepared to leave at any time. >> we remain diligent and out there patrolling the city and are really concerned about our burn scar areas and the homes up there. >> meantime, in pasadena, you can see in this video, vehicles trudged through high water as the rain flooded some roads. several roadways across southern california have had to

close down due to that flooding. >> pg is now investigating a second substation fire that wiped out power in saratoga today. it comes just days after the substation fire that left nearly a third of san francisco in the dark. ktvu james torres has more from the south bay. >> along prospect road in san jose. no color coming from the stoplights as pge deals with another local blackout. >> we usually had a huddle before we see the patients. however, all of a sudden the power just all black. >> flora gregory put up this sign at the children's dentist's office where she works at eight this morning. the power went out. hours later, they had to make the calls. all appointments today are canceled. >> we're dealing with patients, so definitely it time is gold for them. i really feel sorry for our patients today. i just there's nothing that i can do except apologizing to them for the inconvenience. >> the same white paper messages for the next door nail salon and the chiropractor

office where ryan kenny hoped to make his appointment. >> i know we did have a pretty big storm last night. probably has a lot to do with it. >> you can see the dark aftermath of where a fire damaged a substation in saratoga. it started around 830 this morning. crews say the fire was small enough to extinguish itself, so firefighters didn't need to do much in parts of san jose, saratoga and campbell, about 21,000 customers lost power. >> we were able to quickly reduce those numbers by 7000 within the first hour, and by noon everyone was restored. >> the utility says. some piece of equipment failed at the substation, but they're not sure why until they figure that out. there's no telling how similar this incident is to that. in san francisco last weekend, where a fire at a substation shut off power for about 130,000 customers for about three days. >> in san francisco. we're trying to figure out what the root cause was. there was a

significant amount of damage at that substation, so it's going to take time. once we have both root causes, we'll be able to compare. >> people we talked to say they worry about these systems, hoping the next outage doesn't affect any holiday plans. >> a little bit concerning for sure. i know all california residents are a little bit on their toes with the pg and e thing that happened years ago. >> pg and e is offering bill credits to those customers affected in san francisco. i asked a spokesperson if they would offer those same credits to those customers affected here down in the south bay, and they tell me it's something they're considering reporting in saratoga. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up, christmas eve events held across the bay area brought people together despite the weather. we'll show you how people are spending the holiday. >> and how does the gift of $1.7 billion sound the giant jackpot up for grabs in tonight's powerball drawing? we will show you the numbers.

>> let's give you another live look out in the santa cruz mountains, where you can see the rain. and the wind is really picking up that rain now, blowing sideways. and look at those trees as those leaves rustle. extreme conditions there in the santa cruz mountains. rosemary oroczo will have your bay area forecast after the break.

every year, norad, the north american aerospace defense command, tracks santa's sleigh and his reindeer through the night on his journey from the north pole. right now, it appears that santa is making his way across the great state of texas. he is headed for kingsville, texas. after leaving san marcos, norad uses its satellite technology to update their map in real time. as santa rushes from home to home, he's already delivered nearly 7 billion gifts to children on his way to california. >> all right, well, bringing it back here to the bay area, despite the rain, people are out and about in the bay area on this christmas eve, some taking in a show or enjoying dinner at a local restaurant. others are giving back to those in need. ktvu john is live in union square with more on how people are spending the holiday. i don't see an umbrella, so it looks like it's dried out a little bit there.

>> hey, jenna. yeah, we saw some rain earlier that wasn't keeping people away, but you're right, it is dry right now, which is going to feel good for people headed out to those midnight church services in just a little bit. and whatever you're doing on this christmas eve, there is no question people are really getting into that holiday spirit. [music] local restaurants and bars bustling on this christmas eve. >> everybody's out. everyone's excited. >> john's grill in san francisco, expecting to feed 1000 people between christmas eve and christmas day. >> our reservations are jam packed. all three floors are rocking. lots and lots of vino. lots of great energy. >> this couple traveled from phoenix. >> we were lucky to get a reservation. >> to spend christmas in the city by the bay. >> we wanted to come to san francisco because it's so historic and there's a lot of amazing things happening for the holiday. >> in richmond bay area rescue mission, serving up a holiday dinner to those in need. >> during christmas. you know, we have special meals.

>> the need for food is so much greater right now than we've ever seen it before. >> for jerome simmons. >> i've been kind of homeless for the last two years. >> the generosity of strangers has made all the difference. >> i've been coming here to make sure i eat great food. >> others celebrating what many call the reason for the season and making their way to christmas eve services. [music] the pews were full at saints peter and paul catholic church in north beach. >> we always got to understand the root of the holiday. >> to celebrate you know the lord's birth. >> for many, christmas eve mass is a homecoming of sorts. >> it's always fun to come back and see friends and family. >> it's part of tradition. >> happy to be around family, happy to just be in the place we're at. [music] . >> and inside davies symphony hall, the san francisco gay men's chorus holding their annual christmas eve concert. >> it's a part of our family tradition. my husband, my son is here tonight and some really

good friends. [music] >> 125 singers backed by hundreds of volunteers belting out christmas favorites to a packed house, bringing some holiday light to a world that can sometimes feel dark. >> the theme of the concert is shining. it represents the outer light that we all have. it represents the inner light and the inner strength that we all have. >> and from those we met on this christmas eve. some yuletide words for you. >> happy holidays to everyone. >> definitely a message of hope, a hope and optimism. >> be kind to each other. love each other. >> happy. merry christmas. hanukkah, kwanzaa. how about that? >> there you go. well, if you're still figuring out your christmas day plans, we've got a list of all the places that are open on the holiday. just head over to ktvu.com. jenna. >> lovely to see you. thanks so much and happy holidays to you too. >> you too. >> all right, christmas miracle tonight for one person in arkansas who's taking home the

$1.7 billion powerball jackpot, the winning numbers were four, 25, 31, 52, 59 and the powerball 19. tonight's jackpot was the fourth largest in powerball history. the take home total a whopping $781.3 million. we spoke with some players in san jose tonight to see how they would have spent their jackpot. >> it disappeared as quietly as possible, take care of friends and family and then, yeah, travel. >> i'd like to go see my sons and grandchildren and start there and then. who knows? >> now, the odds of scoring that winning ticket in arkansas tonight were less than 1 in 292,000,000. while the jackpot is gone, make sure you still check that ticket to see if you want any smaller prizes. >> all right, well, let's give you a look at some of the snow falling earlier today in south lake tahoe. plenty of flakes for the kids to play in with this christmas snow there though. rain here. we're going to bring rosemary oroczo back in for a check of your bay area

forecast. look at those flags behind you. >> oh my gosh, rain and wind. those winds are howling out there. the wind advisory and high wind warning went into place around 8:00 this evening, and the winds turned on right away, giving you a look there once again of santa cruz. can't imagine anybody being out there. but just in case it is something to be aware of, we do have a beach hazard that will continue into early friday morning for the entire coastline, including santa cruz. not a good time to be out there by the water. you are going to have blowing sand, almost had snow blowing sand over coastline as it is windy and it is rough in the sierra blowing snow. if you're traveling in that direction, there is a winter storm warning. let's talk about what's happening here. with the rain falling over the north bay, it is fairly widespread at this time. moderate rain and pockets of heavier rain over some spots. we've got concord, danville and some rain heading east towards

antioch. a little bit of a lull right in areas over oakland and san francisco, but the wind is everywhere down along the peninsula. we've got rain there. san jose reporting a little bit diablo range as well. into the sierra. we're snow levels are falling, and that winter storm warning will go until friday evening. so not a good idea to head this way. if you can avoid it. wait until maybe the weekend. it's going to look much better. a better look at what we expect with this storm for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow, and the extended forecast coming up. >> all right. thanks, rosemary. still to come, millions of people are traveling to their holiday destinations. >> look, the weather's impact on travel plans for people flying and driving. >> also ahead, the california highway patrol out with holiday enforcement efforts tonight. their message to people navigating the stron winds and th e

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will travel this holiday season. that's why we give you this live look outside at sfo tonight. plenty of folks getting their last minute trips to their christmas destinations. millions of people are trying to navigate the holiday rush to get home. >> yes, and the number of travelers is expected to set records this year. fox's max gordon is at lax in los angeles, where people are traveling through that area and getting hit with some very severe weather. >> lots of travelers here at the airport this christmas eve as folks get off to their holiday destinations. and for many, the weather is tangling up these travel plans as an atmospheric river slams into the west coast. just getting to the airport has been a challenge for many today, with roads slick and flood alerts issued. drivers in southern california are being urged to rethink their christmas travel plans, with heavy rain expected through the holiday. the storm has caused flight delays at la area airports. delays are also mounting at other airports across the u.s. with winter weather hitting the midwest and east coast. meanwhile, triple a is anticipating 2025 year end

travel to set records. triple a projects 122.4 million americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13 day period from december 20th to january 1st. the vast majority of travelers will make their journey by car, but triple a expects airports to be busy as well. and even though there are challenges, the travelers that we talked to today at lax are still filled with holiday cheer. >> we're going to be flying with santa and christmas eve. we're going to be excited. yeah. >> all the kids, you know, we'll be looking for the sleigh and everything. >> we're having a christmas vacation. it's about 40 of us. we're going to have lots of fun. >> tell me about your suitcase. this is really cool. >> it's a scooter. suitcase. i mean, i really like going fast on it to go fast. me to show you how to. >> yeah, show me how. show me how. all right. >> so where's everybody going? it might not be a surprise, but warm weather destinations are popular this time of year, and triple a says the top three domestic destinations are all

in florida. at los angeles international airport. max gordon, fox business. >> for people traveling for the holiday, it's important to be prepared. keep a close eye on the weather conditions before you head out. this is a live look now at 880 along the coliseum in oakland. you can see from the reflection of the headlights it is wet out there. and those slick roads. definitely something that you'll want to slow down and just take your time. be careful and get where you need to go. the chp holiday enforcement period is underway and officials officers rather have extra patrols out watching for people speeding impaired drivers and other lawbreakers. this campaign is designed to deter dangerous behavior on the road. during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. the enforcement period runs through tomorrow at midnight, the chp says. excessive speed is one of the top causes of vehicle crashes. >> you got more people on the roadway, more people are traveling, families are traveling. it's it's the holidays. so some people are

enjoying themselves a little too much with, you know, drinking and and not making smart decisions. and so when we're out there, the biggest our, our main priority is to keep the roadways moving safely and then responding as quickly as possible to to these incidents. >> the chp says. last year, officers arrested more than 300 impaired drivers and issued more than 2000 speeding tickets across the state. [music] later in sports, how the hawaii rainbow warriors upset the california golden bears after cal had a 21 to 0 lead. >> so they come. the us ramping up its pressure campaign in the caribbean. the latest moves by president trump as he continues his focus on venezuela. >> and new information on the explosion at a nursing home in pennsylvania. what we are learning about the

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trump's big squeeze. >> since september, the pentagon has targeted suspected drug boats officials say are connected to the maduro regime and seized two oil tankers accused of illegally moving venezuelan oil, which is the country's main source of revenue. >> there's two things that are funding the venezuelan regime maduro's regime. it's obviously exporting oil. and obviously the narcotics. so if we start to squeeze him on both fronts, i think his days are numbered in venezuela. >> on tuesday, venezuela's parliament passed a bill criminalizing a range of activities that could interfere with commerce in the country, including blockades. but the move is unlikely to stop the u.s. from targeting other sanctioned oil tankers. president trump has not said what his next move will be, but he has not ruled out military action on the venezuelan mainland. in washington, alexandria, hoff, fox news. >> tonight, some mixed signals from israel about the trump administration's peace plan for gaza. this comes ahead of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's

upcoming trip to the white house. while the american led ceasefire in gaza is holding, we are hearing new comments from israel's defense minister, israel katz, about resettling northern gaza. this is drawing a strong response from the trump administration. >> we are in deep gaza and we will never leave gaza. we are there to defend, to prevent what happened. we are standing, as we said, we trust the rock of israel and the idf in defending israel in the fierce battle between jihadist enemies of this kind and israeli enemies of this kind. >> a white house official criticized those remarks in a statement to fox news. and shortly after defense minister katz walked back his position. >> at least two people are dead and 20 hurt after an explosion at a nursing home in pennsylvania. police believe a gas leak in the basement at the bristol health and rehab center may have caused the blast. it collapsed the first floor, trapping residents inside. utility crews were already at

the center investigating a reported gas odor when the explosion happened. a second explosion made rescues more chaotic. officials say a recent safety inspection found the center was not up to code. it also came under new ownership just a few weeks ago. >> the department of health, at the state level conducted a visit here on december 10th, and there was a plan put in place in order for this, these new facility owners to meet to upgrade the standards as at this facility. >> bristol township's fire chief believes all the nursing home residents are accounted for. >> a walnut creek family's home is destroyed this christmas eve after a fast moving fire tore through the structure. contra costa county fire crews responded to the south end of the city a little before 630 this morning to find part of the house fully engulfed in flames. officials say the fire quickly extended into other areas of the home, but a quick thinking family member was able

to alert the other people who were inside. >> we know it's in the garage right now and that's where our origin is. our investigators are behind me working on that. it's just an unfortunate thing. it's christmas eve and, you know, we have family. they had visitors in town, you know, for the holidays. and this is how they're going to start their christmas. so it's just a sad event. >> investigators are still trying to determine what caused that fire. meantime, over in richmond, a fire badly damaged a storage facility this morning. from skyfox, you can see the crews were pouring water onto the fire. it started at about 920 this morning at a storage facility near carlson boulevard and cutting boulevard. firefighters closed off streets in the area, but there was no shelter in place issued. no injuries have been reported, and so far there's no word on the cause of the fire. >> fairfield police are investigating a shooting that took place this afternoon. investigators say it happened on cottonwood drive near tabor avenue. the man who was shot arrived at north bay hospital just before 1 p.m. with a gunshot wound. he later died from his injuries. fairfield police say there is no

suspected threat to the community at this time, and they're asking anyone with information to contact them. two people are in critical condition after a small plane crashed north of sacramento this afternoon. it happened in rio linda. officials say the plane left rio linda airport around 1230 this afternoon. soon after takeoff, the plane went down, crashing into a large field west of the sacramento mcclellan airport. the plane is a 1966 fixed wing, single engine aircraft. no word on where it was headed. sacramento fire says the two men on the plane were a pilot and a passenger. the faa and ntsb will begin an investigation on the cause of the crash. >> we're learning about another shark attack, this time off the marin county coast. the press democrat reports that a surfer was in the water at dillon beach on monday morning, when a shark bit their surfboard. that surfer was not hurt. california fish and wildlife took a dna swab of the board with the hope of identifying the shark species. warning signs are now posted at that beach. another

surfer was bitten on the hand by a shark earlier this month at north salmon creek beach in sonoma county. >> coming up on the 11:00 news at bay area hospital celebrating one of its successes in the nicu. a christmas update about about a baby born at just 28 weeks. >> a new data shows a surge in young adults going to church this holiday season. >> and tonight, storm packing a pretty big punch. i'll have a look at the current conditions and what we can expec heading into hr

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this year as more and more americans, particularly young ones, are going to church. year over year sales of the good book are up 11% this year. that includes 2.4 million sold in september alone as part of a surge in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist charlie kirk. all told, more than 18 million bibles have been sold so far this year. and it's not just sales. people on the streets of new york tell us they have noticed a rise in church attendance, too. listen. >> i've seen a lot of younger people going to church, and to be honest, that really is refreshing to see. >> i have seen an uptick in it just on social media and stuff. there has been more of an interest amongst my age group. >> i feel like my kids in college are going to church every sunday. >> before covid, it was always an older crowd and now it seems like families are coming back to the church. >> 33% of u.s. adults say they attend a religious service in person, at least monthly.

looked at by generation older folks 50 to 64 years are most likely to attend at 44%. but 31% of americans aged 18 to 29 are attending, too. that, according to pew research, strong bible sales are nothing new. the guinness book of world records puts the bible as the best selling and most widely distributed book in human history, with 5 million copies worldwide, more than mao's little red book or j.k. rowling's harry potter series. in new york, gerri willis, fox business. >> hundreds of people lined up outside the vatican tonight for a chance to attend pope leo's first christmas eve mass. [music] [music] visitors waited in long lines despite the rain and cold. many of the catholic faithful traveling from around the world to witness the sermon at saint peter's basilica, including one man and his family who came all the way from the philippines. >> we traveled quite far to, to

to, you know, get inside and try and attend the mass. so it'll be it'll be great, especially on christmas eve. >> the vatican says about 6000 people packed the basilica for the mass, and another 5000 watched from saint peter's square. tonight, the pope called for peace and urged world leaders to commit to a 24 hour truce across all conflicts on christmas. still to come, tonight we're highlighting some of our best stories of 2025. >> that's right. and we'll show you how a kicker at an east bay high school battled through leukemia, inspiring his teammates. >> first, another live look outside. a look from one of our cameras in the north bay. you can see the wind is blowing that flag around. as this storm system continues to move in. meteorologist rosemary oroczo will have your complete bay area forecast after t mirajoy: the overwhelming relief after miralax® helps you "go". miralax® works naturally with the water in your body. miralax®: free your gut to free your mood. for more fiber per serving than any other gummy, try mirafiber®.

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mile of festive tunnels, displays and giant candy canes. it's all synchronized to holiday music, of course. attendees say it's a great experience for families during the holidays. >> good to kind of come with family, just go through the christmas lights and listen to the music. who do you enjoy? the holiday cheer. >> blinky's drive-thru runs from 5 to 10 p.m. every day through december 31st. ticket sales help support future holiday events, including christmas in the park. >> wow, those are blinky lights! well, we are getting more snow tonight in south lake tahoe. this is some video of snow coming down earlier today. much of this taking over the sierra. we're going to bring in rosemary oroczo in. now for another look at what we're seeing tonight. rosemary. >> yes. driving to the sierra tonight. not a good idea. in fact, being out and about. not a good idea. this live shot of santa cruz about says it all. take a look at the flags, the palm trees blowing rain out there, and it is going to be treacherous as we get into the next day or so. these flooding

rain, as well as the damaging winds, the severe thunderstorms expected and it could come during the overnight hours, sierra snow levels dropping down to about 4500ft, with 2 to 4ft of new snow expected in the sierra. if you're thinking about heading over there for the weekend, it looks much better and you'll have fresh powder to enjoy. storm tracker two here. big storm off our coastline and impacting much of the west from the pacific northwest all the way into the desert southwest. but california getting hit the hardest as we move in closer to the bay area once again. widespread scattered showers in the north bay. the east bay through the south bay as we get into the evening hours and overnight hours, another band expected to sweep through with the possibility of severe weather thunderstorms. here's a look at some of the wind gusts for the evening. hours earlier this morning, we had winds reaching 80 90mph. not going to see them quite this strong. at

least that's what the models are showing us. but the possibility of severe weather could actually be a little bit worse during the overnight hours coming tonight. atlas peak reporting a wind gust to 62mph. los gatos reporting a wind gusts to 65. most of these areas are in our hills. the futurecast model here looking at 1 a.m. this is the next round, bringing with it the severe weather, the thunderstorms. and we're even talking about the slight possibility of small tornadoes embedded within there. tomorrow morning we will wake up with just the scattered showers. here's a look at sunrise. getting a bit of a break, but we're not done. the pop-up showers will continue during the afternoon hours, and that's a look at 6:00 tomorrow night if you have dinner plans, if you're going to be out and about, this could shift. it could come in a little bit sooner, a little bit later. but the takeaway is we still have more to go even through christmas evening. and by friday, when this finally begins to move out, we will have anywhere from an inch to two inches over our south bay

to 2 to 4 in our north bay. so more on the way. sierra will continue to pile up the snow here, with the winter storm warning for the west slope continuing until friday night. tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low 50s. the breezy conditions will continue with the wind advisories not expiring until 10 a.m. your extended forecast here. we'll be drying out in time for the weekend, and we'll be cooling off a little bit. temperatures for some will be in the low 50s for the afternoons. back to you. >> all right. thanks, rosemary. a high school kicker in the east bay has changed the scoreboard for everyone who's wondered if hope and heart can overcome hardship. >> ktvu frank mallicoat has the story tonight. >> place kickers are a solitary bunch. you practice alone, and in a split second, it's showtime. talk about immense pressure. but for clayton valley high's brady emery, it's

all kid stuff now. >> i feel good. i feel like right now i'm as strong as i've been. i feel good physically. doesn't really feel like i even had leukemia. >> the 18 year old concord native was diagnosed back in january of 2021. only a seventh grader, he fought the good fight during the pandemic. for two and a half years, brady underwent 900 plus consecutive days of oral or iv chemotherapy and labored through weeks isolated in a hospital. >> i stayed positive, and i knew that. i knew that nothing could really stop me from doing what i wanted to. and even when i didn't feel good, my mom would walk around the hospital floor and we'd just see how many laps i could do going around. and i just trusted my doctors. i trust that they knew what they were doing. >> remission came in may of 2023, and months later, brady approached clayton valley head football coach nick terza.

>> you know, he came to me, it was his sophomore year and he, you know, wanted to play football. and i said, sure. and his mom kind of gave me some background of the story. and they wanted him to play quarterback. and you know, i said, you know, it's going to be a very hard position to play with, with something of the caliber that brady's gone through. maybe he can be a manager ball boy or something like that. and so he just got into kicking. >> three years later, brady is now a four star punter kicker for the eagles, and his journey has made quite the impression on his fellow teammates. >> there's no words that can describe what he had to go through, and there's no excuse for us not to push through, like just a two hour practice. while he had to fight for for years battling something so terrible. i love blocking for you. >> when he told us the things he had to go through, it was it was hard to hear. but knowing that, it makes me, you know, honestly want to push harder, you know, just for our teammates and him, you know. so

it was it's a huge inspiration. >> brady tackled cancer much like his kicking duties, simply by visualizing a positive outcome. >> you just have to be focused. you can't be focused on really anything else. like during our games, i'll be standing here by the kicking net, and i'll just be picturing every single play that's going on and when i'm going to need to go out on the field. and so before it even happens, i already knew, like what i was going to do, and i knew i was going to make the kick. >> all of brady's hard work has paid off. he's accepted a scholarship to punt and kick for minot state, a division two school in north dakota, come the fall. >> yeah, i honestly never thought i'd get a scholarship or anything. it was kind of just a big dream. i didn't know any coach was like, believe in me. but i put in the work and i'm going to keep putting in the work, make sure i get better. [music] >> brady's cancer battle has galvanized his clayton valley high team. they are locked in with life lessons that will lead them far beyond the football field. >> i realized that you only get

one shot at it and you can't really take it for granted. you kind of have to appreciate every moment that you're in and just enjoy that you're here. >> frank mallicoat, ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up in ktvu sports presented by honda a christmas eve practice for the niners as they prepare for the chicago bears. an update on some of their key offensive weapons. >> on the 11:00 news. a prime rib dinner filled with love as those in need get a hot meal and some chr tmas cheer.

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sports. the california golden bears closed the book on their 2025 season in the sheraton hawaii bowl. it is a homecoming for cal freshman quarterback jaren song and cal interim head

coach nick rolovich, also a rainbow warrior alum. he's facing his former teammate, hawaii head coach timmy chang. no score in the first quarter, covid finds jacob dejesus for the wide open 41 yard touchdown. cal up seven zero on cal's next possession. same score on first and goal. anthony lee finds a crease and dives into the end zone for six. cal goes up 21 to 0 against hawaii. fourth quarter hawaii closed in, trailing by three. michael basically completed a 17 yard touchdown pass to brandon white and white reeling this one in an unreal catch. hawaii goes up 28 to 24. later in the quarter, same score. jchs responds by driving the bears down the field, caps the ten play, 75 yard drive with a one yard plunge. cal was back in front, 31 to 28. alejandro had to sit out to play after his helmet came off. with just 15 seconds

left, hawaii backup quarterback luke ever completed a 22 yard touchdown to nick senecal. hawaii takes a 35 to 31 lead with 10s left to go. one second cal tried the lateral play. they stopped. scuffles ensue after the final whistle. there was a flag thrown for illegal forward pass. hawaii ended up winning the hawaii bowl 3531. there is a chance the san francisco 49 ers might be without one of their best players on offense this sunday night against the chicago bears. pro bowl tight end george kittle did not practice today due to his ankle injury. niners head coach kyle shanahan says he's not ruling him out so there is a possibility he'll play. there is some good news for their offense. ricky pearsall returned to practice on a limited basis after missing the colts game because of his knee injury. whether those two weapons on offense are available, brock purdy will

be throwing against a bears defense that has a knack of creating turnovers. >> they lead the league in interceptions and turnovers and and they're physical as well. so it's not just that they're intercepting the ball man. they're like they're hitting guys and making you feel it. and and you got to protect the ball even when you're carrying it. so you know they're really well coached and they pop that's for sure. on film. >> the 40 niners must win out if they want to secure the nfc number one seed in the playoffs. purdy took some time, but his offensive line rolex watches for christmas, according to matt hennessy's instagram. hennessy shows the details in the watch with his football number 61, purdy's number 13 and bang bang on the back of the rolex. hennessy also posted the shirts mac jones gifted them the shirt, says protectors of purdy and mac ten. well, golden state warriors draymond

green and coach steve kerr appear to be mending fences after a very heated huddle. steve kerr and draymond green had a heated conversation during a timeout against orlando magic on monday night. following the discussion, green chose to leave to the locker room and he did not return to the action. kerr says that he shoulders the blame for how everything went down in the huddle. >> i regret and you know, my actions in that exchange and, you know, i apologize to to dre. he apologized to me. we both apologized to the team. my my number one goal, honestly, is, you know, for him to finish his career as a warrior with us fighting metaphorically, not literally, fighting and competing together until we're we're both gone. and i believe that's going to happen.

>> some contrition and cooperation there. take a look at who's back in the bay area. former warrior klay thompson, who was driving his boat across the bay with his girlfriend meg the stallion and her dog thompson. and the dallas mavericks will face the warriors at chase center tomorrow on christmas day. tipoff is expected at 2 p.m. well, that is it for sports tonight. the 11:00 news with greg starts now. >> now at 11. round two of wet and windy weather barreling into the bay area. live. look at santa cruz as powerful gusts slam the coastline. the latest storm set to bring heavy rain and widespread impacts into christmas day. we're tracking the system for you. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox two starts now. >> hello again. on this christmas eve, i'm greg lee. this latest round, coming on the heels of another storm that caused flooding, power outages and widespread damage. let's get right to meteorologist rosemary oroczo, who's tracking this latest system. rar